Health Benefits of Walking in Nature: A Randomized Controlled Study Under Conditions of Real-Life Stress

被引：123

作者：

Olafsdottir, Gunnthora ^{[1
,3
,5
]}

Cloke, Paul ^{[4
]}

Schulz, Andre ^{[1
]}

van Dyck, Zoe ^{[1
]}

Eysteinsson, Thor ^{[6
,7
]}

Thorleifsdottir, Bjorg ^{[6
,7
]}

Vogele, Claus ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Luxembourg, Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg

[2] Univ Luxembourg, Hlth & Clin Psychol, Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg

[3] Univ Exeter, Exeter, Devon, England

[4] Univ Exeter, Human Geog, Exeter, Devon, England

[5] Iceland Tourist Board, Res, Reykjavik, Iceland

[6] Univ Iceland, Dept Physiol, Fac Med, Reykjavik, Iceland

[7] Univ Iceland, Neurophysiol, Fac Med, Reykjavik, Iceland

来源：

ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR | 2020年 / 52卷 / 03期

关键词：

restorative environments; natural environments; stress; walking; mental and physical health; psychophysiology; psychological wellbeing; environmental psychology; COLD PRESSOR TEST; NEGATIVE AFFECT; GREEN EXERCISE; RECOVERY; ENVIRONMENTS; EXPOSURE; CORTISOL; ATTENTION; RESPONSES; SCENES;

D O I：

10.1177/0013916518800798

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

We investigated the effects of recreational exposure to the natural environment on mood and psychophysiological responses to stress. We hypothesized that walking in nature has restorative effects over and above the effects of exposure to nature scenes (viewing nature on TV) or physical exercise alone (walking on a treadmill in a gym) and that these effects are greater when participants were expected to be more stressed. Healthy university students (N = 90) were randomly allocated to one of three conditions and tested during an exam-free period and again during their exam time. Mood and psychophysiological responses were assessed before and after the interventions, and again after a laboratory stressor. All interventions had restorative effects on cortisol levels (p < .001), yet walking in nature resulted in lower cortisol levels than did nature viewing (p < .05) during the exam period. Walking in nature improved mood more than watching nature scenes (p < .001) or physical exercise alone (p < .05).

引用

页码：248 / 274

页数：27

共 60 条

[1]

Aimie-Salleh N., 2011, 2011 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering (CHUSER 2011), P351, DOI 10.1109/CHUSER.2011.6163749

[2] Visual Color Perception in Green Exercise: Positive Effects on Mood and Perceived Exertion [J].

Akers, Adam ;

Barton, Jo ;

Cossey, Rachel ;

Gainsford, Patrick ;

Griffin, Murray ;

Micklewright, Dominic .

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 2012, 46 (16) :8661-8666

[3] DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL THERMAL CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH OF CLAM (VENERUPIS-PULLASTRA) SEED [J].

ALBENTOSA, M ;

BEIRAS, R ;

CAMACHO, AP .

AQUACULTURE, 1994, 126 (3-4) :315-328

[4]

[Anonymous], ALMANAK FYRIR ISLAND

[5]

[Anonymous], 1991, THESIS

[6]

[Anonymous], 2004, Nature and the Environment

[7] What is the Best Dose of Nature and Green Exercise for Improving Mental Health? A Multi-Study Analysis [J].

Barton, Jo ;

Pretty, Jules .

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 2010, 44 (10) :3947-3955

[8] A systematic review of evidence for the added benefits to health of exposure to natural environments [J].

Bowler D.E. ;

Buyung-Ali L.M. ;

Knight T.M. ;

Pullin A.S. .

BMC Public Health, 10 (1)

[9] Viewing Nature Scenes Positively Affects Recovery of Autonomic Function Following Acute-Mental Stress [J].

Brown, Daniel K. ;

Barton, Jo L. ;

Gladwell, Valerie F. .

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 2013, 47 (11) :5562-5569

[10] The role of emotion in disease [J].

Cannon, WB .

ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 1936, 9 (11) :1453-1465

← 1 2 3 4 5 6 →